Posted on 08/01/2009 7:24:30 PM PDT by FromLori
Despite some really eloquent speeches to the contrary, our “for sale” House of Representatives passed the Food Fascism Act….euphemistically called a food safety act, by a margin of about 140 over the naysayer’s.
True to form, Rosa DeLauro spoke about things she knows nothing about and couldn’t care less; Rosa just loves her some Monsanto!
And that exclusion for farms??? Gone! And that includes you organic idiots who thought you had kissed enough behinds to have your industry excluded.
The newly revised bill that appeared overnight after the original was defeated 29th of July, now includes all those farms we were told would not be affected by this legislation. Of course those big agri-corporations made out like bandits. Biopiracy is going to have a profitable future thanks to the political whore’s in congress we call our representatives.
The entire HR 2749 bill was completely wiped and replaced with an amendment that was the text of another bill similar to, but far more lethal than the first. Now, please tell me again that backroom deals and pre-planned votes don’t happen in congress. To make it look bi-partisan, some Democrats voted no, and some Republicans voted yes. This was to make you think they had actually debated and considered what they all intended to do anyway.
The bill that passed does only two things……..it seizes control of food production and supply and then hands it over to big agri-corporations. The remaining content of the bill is a primer on enforcement……meaning all the powers they have granted themselves to prevent you from claiming Constitutional protections, and enabling them to violate your rights on multiple levels…..all for food safety of course.
There is NOTHING in this bill that will address, prevent or otherwise affect the safety of food. This was federal encroachment which will be extended to the states with the cooperation of state officials. This bill did nothing but establish a police agency, granting it massive and uncontrolled enforcement capabilities allowing it to make up even more rules to benefit its corporate sponsors, as it moves along.
Oh! And did I mention this will be done by expanding the FDA? The FDA for god’s sake!
A November 2007 report titled “Subcommittee on Science and Technology, FDA Science and Mission at Risk” doc was a scathing review of the not only the inadequacies of FDA, but the fact that it in no way can assure the safety of food in the United States.
That report cited the massive failure of FDA to perform even its basic functions, going on to declare the agency’s problems were the result of corporate influence and funding. It should have been declared defunct right then and there, but of course the lobbyists who stalk the hallways of congress on behalf bio-pirates and other parasitic corporations just wouldn’t hear of such a thing. I can only assume the report on the massive failure of FDA to operate on even a cursory level ended up in the restrooms to wipe the behinds of all those royal asses who hold down seats in the House and who voted today to end competition for industrialized corporate producers while wiping out family and independent operations.
And it wasn’t just the House that sold us out. In the last few months various organic associations and other assorted producers came out with what they described as “myths on the net” about the intention of these bills. Why…..these bills were not going to apply to family and independent farms and ranches and surely not to organic growers. That was just internet hysteria! I wonder who was hysterical last evening as this bill passed specifically bringing them under the expanded FDA authority? And drinks all around!
I have no doubt that dinner and drinks were being supplied last evening by corporate lobbyists as a way to thank House members for passing this seizure of the US food production and supply. FDA was probably pouring the champagne. I wonder if anyone thought to invite those organic groups?
Maybe they could give everyone a big dose of Vioxx when they arrive, spike it with a Gardasil shot and then wash it all down with a big giant super sized diet soda loaded with that yummy aspartame. This should all be followed by a meal consisting of gmo infected fruits and veggies with a big slab of genetically altered meat just oozing antibiotics, growth hormones and the residues from chemicals of all kinds, shipped in from a country who gave their word they “inspected” the food before shipping it.
After all, thanks to Henry Waxman and his cohorts in Constitutional Crime, that’s what is going to end up on our plates.
I am thinking of buying a handgun and having my son teach my to shoot. I’m seventy years old. Do you have any suggestions?
Michele Bachmann voted yes?????????????? Why?
It's not (just) the food they're trying to take control of, it's the countryside with all of its military advantage. Whoever controls the country (farmland), and to a lesser extent, the back country (wilderness) controls the nation.
It's not about "food safety", it's about rural cleansing.
good to see so much response to this thread. then topic was posted after the vote but there wasn’t this sort of response.
i hope this is a real wakeup call to the libtard organic eatin’ obamites.
hopefully public outrage will spill over and NAIS will get mainstream exposure.
Bump to read the replies to your question...
H.R.2749
Title: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Dingell, John D. [MI-15]
(introduced 6/8/2009)
Cosponsors (5)
Related Bills: H.RES.691
Latest Major Action: 7/30/2009 Passed/agreed to in House.
Status: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 283 - 142 (Roll no. 680).
House Reports: 111-234SUMMARY AS OF:
6/8/2009—Introduced.
Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to set forth provisions governing food safety.
Requires each food facility to:
(1) conduct a hazard analysis;
(2) implement preventive controls; and
(3) implement a food safety plan.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to:
(1) issue science-based performance standards to minimize the hazards from foodborne contaminants;
(2) establish science-based standards for raw agricultural commodities;
(3) inspect facilities at a frequency determined pursuant to a risk-based schedule;
(4) establish a food tracing system;
(5) assess fees relating to food facility reinspection and food recall; and
(6) establish a program for accreditation of laboratories that perform analytical testing of food for import or export.
Authorizes the Secretary to:
(1) order an immediate cessation of distribution, or a recall, of food;
(2) establish an importer verification program; and
(3) quarantine food in any geographic area within the United States.
Defines the term “color additive” to include carbon monoxide that may affect the color of fresh meat, poultry products, or seafood.
Requires country of origin labeling on food and annual registration of importers.
Provides for unique identifiers for food facilities and food importers.
Deems a food to be adulterated if an inspection is delayed or refused.
Requires the Secretary to establish a corps of inspectors dedicated to inspections of foreign food facilities.
Sets forth provisions governing the reorganization of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) field laboratories and district offices.
Gives the Commissioner of Food and Drugs subpoena authority with respect to a food proceeding.
Establishes whistleblower protections.
Source: Library of Congress / Thomas
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HR02749:@@@D&summ2=m&;
Control the food you control the people.
BTTT
I hope I'm wrong about this but I'm afraid we're on the verge of civil war, civil disorder and food riots.
What Congress did here was very criminal to say the least. What they've done is give politically minded bureaurats the power to starve people.
Unfortunely there are some clowns and goonies in Washington who seem to have the mindset of Robert Mugabe. He's the clown from Zimbabwe who finds the idea of starvation as a political tool attractive. I guess some in Washington feel the same way.
Whoever voted for this B.S. and C.F. needs to have his or her butt run out of town.
Regards.......
Welcome to the new world order. With control ovee our food supply they have complete control over everyone.
Fascism in America, my God what will we do to survive?
The entire HR 2749 bill was completely wiped and replaced with an amendment that was the text of another bill similar to, but far more lethal than the first.
I’ve been trying to verify this, with no luck. I see one mentioned amendment, but no text, no details.
Nationalized Banking
Naitonalized Auto Industry
Nationalized Health Care
Cap & Trade
Nationalized Food Production
(Nationalized means confiscated/stolen)
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There is only 1 Word describe the people who are doing this:
Traitors, Traitors, Traitors, Traitors.
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defined:
One who betrays another’s trust or is false to an obligation or duty
Or One who commits treason.
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Then it is Treason.
NO MORE
Thank you.
You know what though? 2010 seems a terrifying long way off! Look at what they are doing six months in!
This whole part of the region where I live was based on two industries, manufacturing and farming. 12 factories (all) have shut down and moved to either Brazil or Mexico. We have been devestated with unemployment with about 8000 people trying to find work that isn’t there. Now our farmers are going to be screwed too?
I was mad last night, and I woke up angry this morning.
“Requires each food facility to: (1) conduct a hazard analysis; (2) implement preventive controls; and (3) implement a food safety plan. “
Yes, but they didn’t define facility. In the first bill it was excluding farms and private property. Now it doesn’t.
Sigh...
What makes it worse is when people rise up over this BS, They are gonna blame whitey for Baracks failure.
I guarantee the meme will be that if we had just supported him and gave him a chance he could have done great things.
He is selling out America
““The actions we are taking today will result in safer food in our country, which means healthier children, longer lives and less costly healthcare.””
Isn’t this nice? The government is going to take care of us! Why should we complain about breaking the constitution or giving the government control over our food supply!
Just think people, if this bill passes the Senate, the Obamacare passes and the Energy passes... our government will have just as much power over us as Saddaam did over the Iraqis. Our food, medicine and electricity. And the wording in this bill already gives the Feds authority to ‘quarentine’ an area. So just like Saddaam had a ‘shut off valve’ for areas of Iraq, so will we.
God help us.
“E. Coli” “Commissioner Hamburg”
Jeez... ya cant make this shit up
I think it just went through the House so far, it hasn’t made it to Pelosi... yet.
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